Built heritage and archaeology
Map 5
This section of the coast is again dominated by the remains of military activity
located in the stabilised dune system behind southern and central Barry Sands.
These include, from south to north, part of a possible World War II training trench
system, a 19th and 20th century firing range and associated buildings, four World War
II pillboxes located just above the High Water Mark (MHWS) and two sets of doublerowed anti-tank blocks, also near the MHWS. Within the dunes near the outlet of
Barry Burn, two isolated finds of stone axes and a decorated spindle whorl are
recorded.
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Archaeological areas
Archaeological sites
Wrecks (note, these are often marked
at the SW corner of a 1km grid square)
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Survey area
ID 30
Site Name
BARRY BUDDON MILITARY TRAINING AREA
NMRS No. NO53SE 41
SMR No.
Easting 355740
Northing 732490
Original method of discovery AP
Site Type TRENCH (20TH CENTURY)
Description
Traces of a probable WWI training trench system were noted on photography from RCAHMS aerial
photographic sortie 2003/23. A survey of post-war vertical photography (CPE/SCOT/UK 211) revealed
a well-preserved training trench system to the south of the rifle ranges.
ID 31
Site Name
BARRY LINKS, BARRY BUDDON MILITARY TRAINING AREA
NMRS No. NO53SE 40
SMR No.
Easting 355760
Northing 732580
Original method of discovery AP
Site Type TRENCH (20TH CENTURY)
Description
Traces of a possible WWI training trench system was observed on RCAHMS oblique aerial
photograph E36616 (RCAHMSAP 2003), to the S of the Barry Ridge ranges (NO53SE 37). The
system was probably more extensive and part of it may have been lost to coastal erosion.
ID 32
Site Name
BARRY LINKS, BARRY BUDDON MILITARY TRAINING AREA
NMRS No. NO53SE 37
SMR No.
Easting 355455
Northing 732950
Original method of discovery AP
Site Type FIRING RANGE (19-20TH CENTURY)
Description
At the NE edge of the Barry Buddon Military Training Area, this site comprises two gallery ranges,
aligned E to W, one on either side of Barry Ridge.
ID 33
Site Name
CARNOUSTIE, BARRY SANDS
NMRS No. NO53SE 12
SMR No.
Easting 355880
Northing 732970
Original method of discovery AP
Site Type PILLBOX (20TH CENTURY)
Description
A pillbox has been indentified from post-war vertical air photographs (RAF 106G/Scot/UK 55 part I,
5038-40, flown 8 May 1946) just above the high water mark about 34m E of a target shed depicted
on the OS 1:10000 map. The pillbox or blockhouse is visible on RAF WWII oblique aerial photographs
(S 223, 58-59, flown 17 June 1946), as a Y-shaped concrete structure. It is situated just above the
high tide mark and on a single line of anti-tank blocks and to the NE of a firing range on the Barry
Buddon training area.
ID 34
Site Name
SMR No.
Easting 355950
CARNOUSTIE, BARRY SANDS
NMRS No. NO53SE 12
Northing 733250
Original method of discovery AP
Site Type PILLBOX (20TH CENTURY)
Description
A pillbox has been identified from post-war vertical air photographs (RAF 106G/Scot/UK 55 part I,
5038-40, 1946). The pillbox or blockhouse is visible on RAF WW II oblique aerial photographs (S 223,
59-60, flown 17 June 1946), as a Y-shaped concrete structure. It is situated just above the high tide
mark and on a single line of anti-tank blocks and to the NE of a firing range (NO53SE 37) on the Barry
Buddon training area.
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ID 35
Site Name
CARNOUSTIE, BARRY SANDS
NMRS No. NO53SE 12
SMR No.
Easting 356060
Northing 733550
Original method of discovery AP
Site Type ANTI TANK BLOCKS (20TH CENTURY)
Description
Two continuous lines of anti-tank blocks have been indentified from post-war vertical air photographs
(RAF 106G/Scot/UK 55 part I, 5038-40, flown 8 May 1946) just above the high water mark running
from Carnoustie S along the coastal strip. A second double line of anti-tank 'pimples or tetrahedrons'
is also visible on the seaward side some lengths of the blocks. The line of anti-tank blocks with the
associated pillboxes and barbed-wire fences is visible on two sorties of wartime oblique and vertical
air photographs (S223, 49-63, flown 17 June 1941 and D 309, 4995-5001, flown 26 June 1941
respectively). The photographs show that there was a line of barbed-wire fencing to the E of the line
of blocks, between the high and low water marks. In addition, at several large sand dune 'blow-outs'
the fencing was carried round the dune area rather than continuing along the beach. The anti-tank
blocks extended most of the way around Buddon Ness.
ID 36
Site Name
SMR No.
Easting 356070
CARNOUSTIE, BARRY SANDS
NMRS No. NO53SE 12
Northing 733580
Original method of discovery AP
Site Type PILLBOX (20TH CENTURY)
Description
A pillbox has been identified from post-war vertical air photographs (RAF 106G/Scot/UK 55 part I,
5038-40, flown 8 May 1946) just above the high water mark about 200m S of the mouth of the Barry
Burn. The pillbox or blockhouse is visible on RAF WW II oblique aerial photographs (S 223, 61-62,
flown 17 June 1946), as a Y-shaped concrete structure. It is situated just above the high tide mark
and on a single line of anti-tank blocks about 300m S of the mouth of the Barry Burn.
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